Have you considered some of the cow elk hunts on Indian reservations or ranches in Utah? Not much further than Wyoming and they tell you where to find/look for the cow elk. They may even help you with getting your animal butchered for a price (have to check into that). I haven't gone on one of these hunts but IIRC, they go for around $1400-$1500 and are sometimes discounted down around $1K or so when they have fewer hunters like now with Covid. If you look through this forum, you should see some hunts advertised by some of the outfitter members here.
You could also check on the same possibilities in Montana or Wyoming.
Last edited by CalHunter; 02-08-2021 at 09:51 AM.